Domenico Sorrentino, St. Francis’ renunciation of material encumbrances also signaled his love of creation and of peace. “Francis, stripping himself, came back to nature in some sense.

Pope Francis, elected in 2013, was the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, serving for 12 years until his death at 88 on Monday Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected as the 266th pope on March ...

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on Thursday, and thousands continue to arrive. Euronews journalist Maria ...

Senior Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin led a rosary prayer at the St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening, honouring the memory of the late Pope Francis. Cardinal Parolin has held the ...

"May our Holy Father rest in eternal peace ... Pope Francis' life by ringing the basilica bells 88 times at noon on April 21. The church will also host an evening prayer at 6 p.m. for Phoenicians ...